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The opening weekend of the 2022/23 WSL season has been postponed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Buckingham Palace confirmed on Thursday the long-serving monarch had passed away in Balmoral. Tottenham and Manchester United had been due to open the WSL season on Saturday at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Chelsea versus West Ham at Stamford Bridge, Everton against Leicester, Reading versus Liverpool, Brighton against Aston Villa at the Amex and Manchester City versus Arsenal had been scheduled to take place on Sunday. A statement from the FA reads: “As a mark of respect, following the passing of Her Majesty the Queen, English football hasRead More →

What has already been a miserable season for Atlanta United got a little bit worse on Wednesday when the club announced the suspension of star striker Josef Martinez. According to a club statement, the decision was taken due to ‘conduct detrimental to the team’ from Martinez, who will miss this weekend’s match against Toronto FC and is only scheduled to return to team activities on Monday, September 12. Atlanta United provided no further information beyond the details included in a short press release. However, a report from The Athletic’s Felipe Cardenas stated the suspension is the result of an altercation between Martinez and Atlanta United head coachRead More →

The Canadian Men’s National Team will face Japan in a pre-World Cup friendly in November, Canada Soccer have announced. The match will take place at the Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai on November 17, just six days before Canada take on Belgium in their Group F opener. Les Rouges already have two more warm-up matches slated later this month against host nation Qatar (September 23) and South American powerhouse Uruguay (September 27). “With an eight-week gap between our September matches and our first match at the FIFA World Cup, it is important for our players to experience that level of international intensity with our pre-tournamentRead More →

The English Football League has confirmed its scheduled games on Friday have been postponed following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Buckingham Palace confirmed on Thursday the long-serving monarch had passed away in Balmoral. Burnley were due to host Norwich in the Championship on Friday night, with Tranmere also facing Stockport in League Two. A statement from the EFL reads: “As a mark of respect, following the passing of Her Majesty, The Queen Elizabeth II earlier today, the EFL has confirmed that its fixtures scheduled for tomorrow evening (Friday 9 September) – Burnley v Norwich City and Tranmere Rovers v Stockport County – have beenRead More →

Eddie Nketiah gave away a penalty and scored the winner as Arsenal got their Europa League campaign off to a winning start at Zurich on Thursday night. Brazilian youngster Marquinhos netted his first goal for the Gunners by converting Nketiah’s cross from the left before the English striker brought down Fidan Aliti, allowing Mirlind Kryeziu to grab an equaliser on the stroke of half time. However, the all-action Nketiah would make amends just after the hour mark, heading in Marquinhos’ cross at the back post to earn the visitors all three points in Group A. Arsenal enjoyed mountains of possession in Switzerland and their rapidRead More →

Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96, a statement from Buckingham Palace has confirmed. The long-reigning monarch, who celebrated her Platinum Jubilee earlier this year, passed away at Balmoral with her son, Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall by her side. A statement from Buckingham Palace on the Queen’s passing read: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and the Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.” The Queen famously presented Bobby Moore with the Jules Rimet trophy after England’s World Cup win in 1966, sealed by aRead More →

It’s official. Graham Potter has been named the new Chelsea manager, just over 24 hours after the departure of Thomas Tuchel. He takes over at a fascinating time in Chelsea history. The first hand-picked owner of the Todd Boehly era, Potter has a star-studded squad to work with and has £300m of summer signings faces to properly integrate as well. It’s a busy job, but here are some of Potter’s top priorities. Cucurella will reunite with Potter / Bryn Lennon/GettyImages The most pressing issue at Stamford Bridge is the leaky defence. Chelsea spent nearly £200m on new defenders this summer and yet look more vulnerableRead More →

Football fans may travel all over the world, but most never want to miss a second of a Premier League game. Whether you’re traveling for work or on vacation, there are multiple broadcasters and live stream services that will provide you with everything you need to watch Premier League fixtures this season. Here’s how you can keep up to speed with the action no matter where you are around the world. Sky Sports have been broadcasting Premier League football matches since 1992, when they purchased the live rights to the newly formed competition for £304m. It is the most established group of sports channels inRead More →

Nathan Redmond has left Southampton to join Turkish side Besiktas. The former Norwich winger made 232 appearances for Saints while at St Mary’s, scoring 30 goals. Redmond played just one match for Southampton this season – a very late substitute appearance in the 4-1 defeat at Tottenham – and joins 16-time Turkish champions Besiktas who are currently top of the Super Lig. A Southampton statement reads: “Everyone at Southampton Football Club would like to thank Nathan for his years of dedicated service both on and off the pitch and wish him every success in the future.” Scott Saunders, Graeme Bailey and Toby Cudworth bring you a brand new episodeRead More →

Christian Eriksen says he and Bruno Fernandes are beginning to understand one another on the pitch. Playing in midfield together, the two players linked up excellently in Manchester United’s 3-1 win over Arsenal for their side’s first and second goals. It’s a connection that has sparked a huge amount of excitement amongst Man Utd fans, and the Dane says it’s getting better and better. “Me and Bruno are starting to get to know each other on the pitch and see how we would like to play, pass the ball and the runs we make,” he told club media. “We try to read each other andRead More →